SHO Problems

[Bryan C. King]

Well the problem that my wife told me about a few weeks
ago just happend while I was driving the car tonight.
The speedometer suddenly stopped working and it seemed
that when you floored the gas pedal the transmission did
not want to kick down a gear. The car seemed to hesitate
at times but the transmission seemed to shift perfectly
(except for shifting down) I had to shift it manually
into second gear. Also I noticed that my steering was
stiff like when I turn on my SARC switch. Don't know if
all of this is related but suddenly after I stopped and
let the car rest for a while, it is back to normal. I
drove it all the way home from a friends house and it
ran excellent (no problems). Has anyone had this happen
to them before? Hopefully someone can help me out and
pin point the problem....

<small>[ September 06, 2002, 09:25 PM: Message edited by: Bryan C. King ]</small>

 

[SHOZ123]

Got to be something with the VSS. That's what tells the PCM how fast you are going and then adjust the SARC for that speed.

 

[Bryan C. King]

What Does VSS stand for?

 

[Dave Kegel]

Vehicle Speed Sensor. It mounts to the transmission. It's used for all sorts of things on an ATX. On the Gen1/2 MTX the speedometer cable is connected to it. It's used for the cruise control and to boost the idle when rolling.

Dave Kegel

<small>[ September 06, 2002, 11:35 PM: Message edited by: Dave Kegel ]</small>

 

[RStalveyARFF]

that is soooooooooo the VSS. Be careful, I'd get it from the dealer, since the parts stores have so many different #'s. If you need a dealer discount, lemmie know. FWIW, it's already gone buh bye in Karen's car.

 

[Bryan C. King]

Thanks for the help guys. I was thinking speed sensor, but have no clue where it is, how much it is or how hard to replace.

 

[RStalveyARFF]

I'll let you know soon. I need to figure out where it is in Karen's car also. Btw, I'm ganna send you a PM for a favor.

 

[SHOZ123]

It looks like it is a PITA on the V8 SHO. The Helm doesn't even list the procedure for the Gen 3 SHO. At any rate it is on the tranny behind under the PCM somewhere.

 

[Bryan C. King]

Thanks Paul for looking it up in the Helms, I'm hoping it is not an expensive fix. I'll have to open my hood and take a look around the tranny and see if I can find it.